TAB. 95. 



Tribe Opheydeae. 



Sub-tribe Corycieae. 



Genus Disperis. 



Dispells cardiophora, Harvey, Thes. Cap., vol. ii, p. 4, t. 106 

 (1863). — Herba erecta glaberrima, spitbamaea ad pedalem ; caulis 

 substrictus monopbyllus ; folium radicale late cordato-ovatum (vel 

 cordato-reniforme as Harvey) acutum erecto-patens, 1-5-2-0 cm. 

 longum ; spica multiflora bifaria, bracteis patenti-recurvis foliaceis 

 reniformibus complicatis floribus brevioribus ; sepala lateralia pateutia 

 lanceolata acuta, medio sacco obtuso aucta, circa 7 mill, longa ; impar 

 galeatum dorso rotundatum couvexum valde iucurvum ; petala ob- 

 ovata coucava incurva ; labellum adscendens uuguiculatum basiu ver- 

 sus lacerato-fimbriatum, sursum ampliatum appendice brevi lanceo- 

 lata horizontaliter porrecta ; columna ovoidea brevis ; rostelli bracbia 

 subborizontaliter patentia apice ampliata cocbleariformia. [Ex exempl. 

 unico vivo pluribusgue exsiccatis.) 



Hab : South-eastern Region; Cape Colony: mts. near Stocken- 

 strom, fl. Jan., ScuU>/, No. 191 !; Dobne Mt. near Fort Cuuyngbame, 

 Dec, T. E. Sim. — Natal : Field's Hill near Eicbmond, Nov., J. San- 

 derson, No. 488 ! ; grassy hills, luanda, alt. 550 met., Oct., J. M. 

 Wood, No. 1060 !. 



Plate 95. Fig. 1, flower, front view; 2, odd sepal ; 3, one of the 

 petals; 4, column with lip, front view; 5, ditto, side view; 6, ditto, 

 viewed from above and bebind ; 7, one of tbe pollinia ; 8, ditto, 

 revolute after witbdrawal ; 9, a bract spread out, — all variously mag- 

 nified. 



An erect glabrous herb, from a span to a foot high ; stem 

 rather straight 1 -leaved ; leaf radical widely cordate-ovate, or, 

 according to Harve}^ cordate-reniform acute erect-spreading, 

 l'5-2'o cm. long ; spike many-flowered, flowers two-ranked, 

 bracts spreading-recurved leaflike reniform complicate shorter 

 than the flowers ; side sepals spreading lanceolate acute, with 

 an obtuse sac in tbe middle, about 7 mill, long ; odd sepal 

 galeate dorsally rounded convex much incurved ; petals obovate 

 concave incurved ; lip ascending clawed, with a lacerate fringe 



